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Differential Learning Enhances Motor Performance and Retention in Sport Science Students

NCT07628465 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-06-05

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial compared differential learning (DL) versus blocked practice (BP) on motor performance and retention in 100 sport science students. Participants performed a table tennis topspin serve. DL involved continuous movement variations without corrective feedback; BP involved repetition with corrective feedback. Outcomes included accuracy (Euclidean distance) and movement variability (ApEn). Assessments at baseline, post-intervention (after 6 sessions over 3 weeks), and 7-day retention.

Conditions

  • Healthy Volunteer Study

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Differential Learning

Participants performed table tennis topspin serve with continuous pseudo-random variations across five movement dimensions (stance, backswing amplitude, execution speed, trunk rotation, wrist action) without corrective feedback.

BEHAVIORAL

Blocked Practice

Participants repeated a standardized movement pattern with trial-by-trial corrective feedback focusing on consistency and accuracy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kais El Abed, Phd · University of Sfax, Tunisia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-02
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Tunisia

Study Locations

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